Project Review CommitteeMeeting #1

June 17, 2019

AGENDA• Introductions• What is a Comprehensive Plan?• Process and Schedule• Where and Who Are We?• Census Data• Existing Mapping• Where do you want to go? Who do

you want to be?• Advancing Existing Plans• How can we get there together?• Public Engagement Plan• What Defines “Success”?

• A Long-range plan (~20 years) for the future of Jasper County• It presents goals and policy guidance for all county activities such as:

• Land Use and Growth Management• Transportation• Housing• Nature and Agriculture• Recreation, Parks, and Trails• Economics

• It provides the basis for zoning and other regulations• Through public dialogue, citizens express a collective vision for the future

WHAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN?

Where and who are we?

Collect• Demographics• Employment• Economics• Land Use• Infrastructure• Status of Plans• Strengths/Challenges

Where do we want to go? Who do we want to be?

Engage & Envision• Community Values• Community Character• Emerging Trends• Imminent Changes• Desired Future

How can we get there together?

Implement• Goals• Measurable Objectives• Policies• Infrastructure to support

the Vision

GUIDING QUESTIONS

• Land Use and Growth Management• Transportation• Rural Housing and Unincorporated Villages• Natural and Agricultural Environment• Recreation, Parks, and Trails• Economy

Farmland preservation, Farmland consolidation by corporations, Incentives for small scale and integrated options, Diversification of agricultural practices and products, Alternative to current farming practices within landowner/operator autonomy, and Environmentally sustainable operations related to soil erosion and water quality

TOPICS IDENTIFIED

ProcessJune•Existing Plans•Existing Conditions•Base Mapping• June 8 – Newton Fest• June 17 – Staff Focus Group• June 17 – Meeting #1

July•Online Survey• July 21 & 22 – County Fair•Agricultural Focus Group• Incorporated Areas Focus Group

August•Piggyback Event•Meeting #2•Board of Supervisors Update

September•Draft Goals and Objectives•Meeting #3

October• Implementation Plan•Open House•Board of Supervisors

Update

November•Draft Document•Meeting #4

December•Board of Supervisors

Update

January• Final Deliverables

February•Board of Supervisors

Adoption

WHERE AND WHO ARE WE?

Census Data

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2018 est

Jasper 35,425 36,425 34,795 37,213 36,842 34,147

Polk 286,130 303,170 327,140 374,601 430,640 487,204

Warren 27,432 34,878 36,033 40,671 46,225 51,056

Marion 26,352 29,669 30,001 32,052 33,309 33,407

Mahaska 22,177 22,867 21,532 22,335 22,381 22,000

Poweshiek 18,803 19,306 19,033 18,515 18,914 18,699

Tama 20,147 19,533 17,419 18,103 17,767 16,904

Marshall 41,076 41,652 38,276 39,311 40,648 39,981

Story 62,783 72,326 74,252 79,981 89,542 98,105

POPULATION CHANGE - COMPARISONCensus Data – Jasper County

Year Population

% Change

for Decade

1870 22,116 -

1880 25,963 17.4%

1890 24,943 -3.9%

1900 26,976 8.2%

1910 27,034 0.2%

1920 27,855 3.0%

1930 32,936 18.2%

1940 31,496 -4.4%

1950 32,305 2.6%

1960 35,282 9.2%

1970 35,428 0.4%

1980 36,425 2.8%

1990 34,795 -4.5%

2000 37,213 6.9%

2010 36,842 -1.0%

2018 est 34,147 -7.3%

2018 Population Estimates –

Incorporated Places in Jasper County

Baxter 1,138

Colfax 2,069

Kellogg 592

Lambs Grove 169

Lynnville 395

Mingo 307

Mitchellville* 26

Monroe 1,874

Newton 15,209

Oakland Acres 160

Prairie City 1,729

Reasnor 155

Sully 836

Valeria 59

Total 24,718

INCORPORATED VS. RURAL

IncorporatedPopulation

24,71872.4%

RuralPopulation

9,42927.6%

RuralArea

712.281 mi2

97.2%

IncorporatedArea

20.2736 mi2

2.8%

*portion of Mitchellville within Jasper County

Age Bracket 2000 2010 2017 est % change 2000-2017

Under 5 years 2,313 2,162 2,147 -7.2%5 to 9 years 2,607 2,394 2,048 -21.4%

10 to 14 years 2,607 2,370 2,613 0.2%15 to 19 years 2,442 2,285 2,082 -14.7%20 to 24 years 1,961 1,788 2,040 4.0%25 to 34 years 4,639 4,367 4,339 -6.5%35 to 44 years 5,989 4,727 4,298 -28.2%45 to 54 years 5,127 5,889 5,233 2.1%55 to 59 years 1,880 2,535 2,700 43.6%60 to 64 years 1,685 2,236 2,503 48.5%65 to 74 years 3,046 3,076 3,634 19.3%75 to 84 years 2,098 3,076 2,297 9.5%

85 years and over 803 915 855 6.5%

POPULATION CHANGE – AGE GROUPS

POPULATION PYRAMIDS

1,134

1,229

1,242

1,212

969

1,205

1,194

1,260

1,257

1,506

1,560

1,279

1,113

815

605

482

416

286

1,028

1,165

1,128

1,073

819

991

977

1,006

1,204

1,420

1,403

1,256

1,123

868

788

619

581

629

1,7501,2507502502507501,2501,750

Under 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20 to 24 years

25 to 29 years

30 to 34 years

35 to 39 years

40 to 44 years

45 to 49 years

50 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 69 years

70 to 74 years

75 to 79 years

80 to 84 years

85 years and over

Male Female

2010 2017

1,136

1,145

1,222

1,125

1,157

1,122

1,314

1,124

1,212

1,243

1,402

1,356

1,285

947

767

553

415

272

1,011

903

1,391

957

883

873

1,030

929

1,033

1,205

1,383

1,344

1,218

1,025

895

759

570

583

1,7501,2507502502507501,2501,750

Under 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years

20 to 24 years

25 to 29 years

30 to 34 years

35 to 39 years

40 to 44 years

45 to 49 years

50 to 54 years

55 to 59 years

60 to 64 years

65 to 69 years

70 to 74 years

75 to 79 years

80 to 84 years

85 years and over

Male Female

ECONOMIC

$41,683

$56,363

$39,469

$56,570

$- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000

2000

2017

Median Household Income 2000-2017

Iowa Jasper County

2.3% 4.6%

42.0%

21.7%

11.3% 13.8%4.4%3.2% 5.0%

31.5%21.3%

11.3%18.7%

9.0%

0%10%20%30%40%50%

Less than 9thgrade

9th to 12th grade,no diploma

High schoolgraduate

Some collge, nodegree

Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Graduate orprofessional

degree

Educational Attainment 2017

Jasper County Iowa

ECONOMIC

1,042

692

559

438

353

426

193

180

222

232

211

547

203

163

56

149

77

23

0

0

2,071

1,686

1,302

893

776

560

660

595

544

531

547

119

441

375

263

150

42

92

15

-

Manufacturing

Health care and social assistance

Retail trade

Educational services

Finance and insurance

Construction

Other services, except public administration

Accommodation and food services

Professional, scientific, and technical services

Wholesale trade

Transportation and warehousing

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

Public administration

Administrative and support and waste management services

Information

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

Utilities

Real estate and rental and leasing

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

Management of companies and enterprises

Top Industries by employment (2017)

Rural Incorporated

HOUSING

Home Value

Number of Units

Less than $50,000 956

$50,000 to $99,999 3,106

$100,000 to $149,999 2,530

$150,000 to $199,999 1,942

$200,000 to $299,999 1,496

$300,000 to $499,999 522

$500,000 to $999,999 88

$1,000,000 or more 76

Median $122,800

Existing Conditions -Mapping

Existing Plans

• Small Town Comprehensive Plans• CIRTPA Long-Range Transportation Plan• 2016 Jasper County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan• 2017 Jasper County Housing Assessment• Jasper County Health Department’s Community Health Needs

Assessment• Four County Trail Plan – Iowa Heartland RC&D

ADVANCING EXISTING PLANS

GOALS• Maintain existing transportation system

• PCI, Bridge rating system

• Provide a safe transportation system• Crash data- severity

• Promote livability• Miles of trails, on-street bicycle facilities, system gaps

• Protect the environment and conserve resource• Green infrastructure, electric vehicles, emission levels

CIRTPA LONG-RANGETRANSPORTATION PLAN- 2016

GOALS• Minimize injuries and loss of life due to impacts of natural hazards• Reduce or eliminate damages to property due to natural hazards• Manage response operation with or without state/ federal assistance• Help ensure timely resumption of business operations• Return to pre-disaster conditions in a timely and pre-planned manner

JASPER COUNTY HAZARDMITIGATION PLAN- 2016

JASPER COUNTY HOUSINGASSESSMENT - 2017Goals• Increase lot supply• Increase rental units• Expand diversity• Share risks to meet needs that

private market cannot satisfy alone

• Preserve existing housing• Promote sites with existing

infrastructure• Match lot sizes and infrastructure

maintenance

COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDSASSESSMENT - 2019

• 2015 received two grants to develop trail master plan for Jasper, Madison, Marion and Warren Counties

• End goal to link to Central Iowa Trail Network

FOUR COUNTY TRAIL PLAN -2015

• Create a clearer future trails plan

• Review comprehensively with the future transportation network

UPDATE

WHERE DO WE WANT TO GO? WHO DO WE WANT TO BE?

Visioning Exercise

What headlines would you want to read about Jasper County in 15-20 years?

HEADLINE EXERCISE

What headlines would you want to read about Jasper County in 15-20 years?

• You may work with a partner• List up to 3 headlines (1 per Post-It note)

HEADLINE EXERCISE

Public Engagement Plan

• Project Website – www.jaspersbrightfuture.com• County Website • Des Moines Register• Jasper County Tribune• City News Sources

• Newton Daily News, Sully Hometown Press, Monroe Legacy, Prairie City News, Weekly Clipper (Colfax)

• Social Media• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

• MetroQuest - Survey

ENGAGEMENT

• Welcome• Priority Ranking• Scenario Ranking• Visual Preference• Image Rating• Map Maker• Project Selection• Budget Allocation• Funding Balance• Vision Statement• Tradeoffs• Strategy Rating• Standard Survey• Wrap Up

ONLINE ENGAGEMENT -METROQUEST

County Staff• County-wide strengths and weaknesses

Agricultural Interests• Agricultural trends and issues• Solutions In The Land

Incorporated towns• Relationships between cities and county growth areas

FOCUS GROUP SESSIONS

Strengths• Low cost of living/ affordability• Proximity to metro• Access to jobs• Community cohesion• Resilient• Parks/ recreation• Communication• Education

RESULTS OF COUNTY STAFFFOCUS GROUP

Weaknesses• Transportation to Des Moines• Failing infrastructure• High property taxes• Stagnant growth• Communication with public• Lack of jobs• Budget constraints• Housing diversity

June – August• Newton Fest• Jasper County Fair #1• Jasper County Fair #2• TBD?

COMMUNITY EVENT -PIGGYBACK

NEWTON FEST

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4

21 1

Where do you live?

Newton Kellogg Rural Jasper County Baxter Colfax

• Near end of project (October)

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

What Defines “Success”?

• Who do we need to engage?• What topics do we need to cover?• What does the plan need to do for the county?• What qualities does the plan need to have?• What part of the process is most important to you?

WHAT DO YOU NEED AT THEEND OF THIS PROCESS TOCALL IT ALL A SUCCESS?

What’s Next?

• Schedule Focus Group Meetings• Agricultural Interests• Incorporated Areas

• Develop Survey Questions • Review with committee via email• Distribute Survey – WITH YOUR HELP!!

• Committee Meeting #2• Review data collection and analysis• Discussion of goals that could result from data

WORK TO DO